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Police: Man assaults ex-girlfriend in car

A 23-year-old man is accused of repeatedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend in his car Tuesday night.

At 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, the 29-year-old victim met her ex-boyfriend, Jan Carlos Almonte-Rodriguez, in a parking lot in the 800 block of Plaza Boulevard in Manheim Township, police said.

He drove away with the victim in the car and assaulted her, refusing to let her get out, police said. She suffered facial injuries and was able to escape from the car and run to a relative's house, police said.

Almonte-Rodriguez was arrested at his Millersville Road home early Wednesday, police said.

He faces charges of kidnapping, unlawful restraint, terroristic threats, simple assault, and harassment and is in Lancaster County Prison with bail set at $150,000.

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